MCQ Questions - Application

 

The people of Assam, Bengal and Orissa eat lots of fish. What might be the reason?

A - The food habits of these states have been influenced by the British during their rule.

B -The region is full of rivers and other water bodies where fish grow in abundance.

C -The region has a number of ports, so a lot of fish is imported here from abroad.

D -All the above factors have influenced the food habits of the people of this region.

 

Which of these would be a good way to slow down loss of soil from a hill?

 

A -Growing grass on the hill slope.

B -Cutting down the tallest trees on the hill.

C -Building a fence on the top of the hill.

D -Digging deep trenches (holes) in the hill.

 

Towards the first half of the 20th century, the British government settled the age old land-owning issues in India through the 'Land Reforms Act'. According to this act, which kind of land was transferred from the wealthy feudal lords to the common man?

A- Industrial land

B -Agricultural land

C -Pasture land

D -all kinds of land

 

While doing a project on India's freedom struggle, Udita needs to use a map of India that was in use before India's independence in 1947. Which of these maps should she use?

A

B

C

D

 

Which of these aspects of history is likely to be highlighted in the writings of a Marxist historian?

A -The glory of a king after a military victory

B -The plight of workers in a textile mill

C -The message and philosophy of religion

D -The architecture of the Indo-Islamic period